LOCAL AREA SUMARY:

Coast to Capital

Total number of scaleups

No. by employee growth

No. by turnover growth

No. by employee and turnover growth

Total employees

Total turnover

Top 5 Visible Scaleups by Employee Growth

Cox
Cox Powertrain designs and manufactures diesel opposed piston engines for speedboats.

Seaward Properties
Seaward Properties operates a property development company which builds both commercial and residential buildings.

Roffey Homes
Roffey Homes develops residential properties, specialising in high-end apartments.

Best Practice People
Best Practice People provides educational courses and training. 

Greosn
Greosn grows and distributes ornamental plants for retail and professional clients.

Top 5 Visible Scaleups by Turnover Growth

Roberts Transport
Roberts Transport provides distribution and warehousing services specialising in temperature controlled goods.

AGS One
AGS One provides specialist cleaning services, including graffiti removal, pest control and railway maintenance services.

Hindawi
Hindawi publishes science articles online.

Sofas & Stuff
Sofas & Stuff manufactures and sells a range of handmade furniture.

Halo ARC
Halo ARC operates a vehicle repair company.

Local LEP ScaleUp Programmes

Coast2Capital offers scaleups a range of established support including flagship national programme Help to Grow – Management. This supports scaleup performance, resilience and long-term growth through a 12-week programme designed to sit alongside fulltime work. This is 90 percent government funded. Growth Champions is aimed at established scaleups, giving specialist support to unlock further growth. Local scaleups can also access support from the RISE programme. This specialist research and innovation support includes access to expertise from the universities of Brighton and Sussex and dedicated support from innovation advisers.

Scaleup Views

The key barriers to growth are UK Markets & International Markets, Debt & Equity Finance and Access to infrastructure/premises / broadband/ / Leadership development. They are looking for support through Flexible management education/leadership development programmesand want easier acces to Local professional services.

Top barriers to growth

  1. UK Markets & International Markets
  2. Debt & Equity Finance
  3. Access to infrastructure/premises / broadband/ / Leadership development

want TO SEE more of:

  • Flexible management education/leadership development programmes
  • Local professional services

Coast2Capital will continue to offer a range of national growth programmes and specialist innovation support to scaleups.